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Demeter

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De·me·ter  (d-mtr)
n. Greek Mythology
The goddess of the harvest, daughter of Rhea and Cronus and mother of Persephone.
[Greek Dmtr; see mter- in Indo-European roots.]
Demeter [dɪˈmiːtə]
n
(Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth the goddess of agricultural fertility and protector of marriage and women Roman counterpart Ceres
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Noun1.DemeterDemeter - (Greek mythology) goddess of fertility and protector of marriage in ancient mythology; counterpart of Roman Ceres
Greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks


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